English to French Meaning of con - con-

Con :

escroquerie

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Definitions of con in English

Noun(1) an argument opposed to a proposal(2) a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison(3) a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property
Verb(1) deprive of by deceit(2) commit to memory; learn by heart
Adverb(1) in opposition to a proposition, opinion, etc.

Examples of con in English

(1) Telephone fraudsters are being foiled in their attempts to con people out of hundreds of pounds.(2) when depositors, realizing that the whole thing is a con, demand repayment(3) His exceptional skills at grifting combined with his good looks have allowed him to believe that he can con anybody.(4) A lot of the con artists I've arrested are unbelievably charming.(5) you don't snitch to the prison authorities on another con(6) A prison cell, semi-luxuriant, for a deserving con - and I was in it!(7) Whatever their merits as science, the UK farm-scale trials risk being remembered as a political con .(8) It does not lend any credibility to the possibility of Jimmy as a con artist.(9) Are you deluding yourself or are you a con artist?(10) I waited until the next con and let the convention officials tell him how it would henceforth be.(11) Too bad they are catering to a con artist's conceit.(12) a con artist(13) Today, she is starting three-and-a-half years behind bars for her latest deceptions, plus six months for trying to con the judge into believing a fish and chip shop was a hospital.(14) I've obviously become rather cynical over time, but then when it comes to card tricks, my first thought these days is to look for the con .(15) It's certainly totally immoral to con people that they have a psychic connection when there is none.(16) an SF con

Related Phrases of con

(1) con- ::

con-

(2) con artist ::

spécialiste de l'escroquerie

(3) pro and con ::

pour et contre

(4) chili con carne ::

Chili con carne

(5) chilli con carne ::

Chili con carne

(6) con-man ::

escroc

Related Phrases of con

(1) con- ::

con-

(2) con artist ::

spécialiste de l'escroquerie

(3) pro and con ::

pour et contre

(4) chili con carne ::

Chili con carne

(5) chilli con carne ::

Chili con carne

(6) con-man ::

escroc

Synonyms

Noun

1. sting ::

piquer

2. flimflam ::

flimflam

3. bunco ::

bunco

4. confidence game ::

jeu de confiance

5. hustle ::

bousculer

6. confidence trick ::

abus de confiance

8. gyp ::

dérouiller

9. con game ::

jeu con

Verb

10. memorize ::

mémoriser

11. learn ::

apprendre

Word Example from TV Shows

that can get a person uninvited to this year's Who Con.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 14

- And finally, area rugs, pro or CON? - Pro?

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 19

A very long CON indeed.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 7

C-O-N...

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 6

that Howard and I had a threesome with at Comic Con?

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

Examples of con from TV Shows

that can get a person uninvited to this year's Who Con.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 14

- And finally, area rugs, pro or CON? - Pro?

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 19

A very long CON indeed.

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 7

C-O-N...

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 6

that Howard and I had a threesome with at Comic Con?

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

English to French Dictionary: con

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English to French Dictionary: con

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